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But here at Old Trafford Leach broke with tradition and did something so unforgivable that his status as a hero vanished quicker than England's hopes of regaining the Ashes.

After Ben Stokes, Leach was the unassuming hero of England's stunning win in the last Test in Leeds when he held his end up batting at No.1, allowing Stokes to plunder the runs needed to keep the series alive.

But his moment in the sun has lasted less than a fortnight. Welcome to the fickle world of top level sport, Jack.

With England toiling in the field, Leach appeared to have achieved the impossible when he had run-machine Smith caught at first slip. Smith had made just 118 at the time. This sounds a lot, but this is the modern day Don Bradman we are talking about.

Leach is left to rue with error (Image: GETTY)

He ended up making 211. Smith trudged off and Leach celebrated the most prized wicket in cricket, but replays showed Leach had bowled a no ball and Smith returned to the crease to continue inflicting serious pain on Joe Root's bereft side.

Leach is an orthodox spin bowler. He takes nine steps to reach the crease. He has bowled almost 16,000 first class deliveries and the no ball to Smith was just his 14th.

What are the chances? As it happens, the odds on Smith falling to a Leach no ball were 1,100-1.